A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations.

The finest school of warfare in the world --
Courtier and supplicant --
This illustrious stranger --
A man profound in the science of war --
On the parade-ground at Valley Forge --
Jealousies and hindrances --
Trial by combat --
The blue book --
The true meaning of discipline --
Tormenting the governor --
From Virginia to Fraunces Tavern --
An old soldier in peacetime.

Resumen:

A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations.